East-West Center Research Program Seminar

August 21, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Manoa Campus, East-West Center

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Seasonal Climate Forecasts and Environmental Risk Management: Asia Pacific Experience

Environment Seminar by

Rashed Chowdhury

John A. Burns Hall, Room 3012

Rashed Chowdhury is a Research Scientist at the Pacific ENSO Applications Center (PEAC), and conducts research and produces application-oriented information products on climate variability and related to El Nino – Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate cycle in the Pacific Islands.In addition, he also studies climate variability and seasonal flood potential in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin system in South Asia. Dr. Chowdhury's research interests centers on addressing problems related to hazards mitigation, risk management, and climate variability/change with particular interest to the Asia Pacific region. Dr. Chowdhury received his MS and Ph.D in Urban and Regional Planning from Tsukuba University in Japan.

Dr. Chowdhury is the author and co-author of numerous journal articles, conference papers, and other publications. Some of his publications include "Consensus Seasonal Flood Forecasts and Warning Response System – An Alternate for Flood Management in Bangladesh," in Environmental Management (2005); "Residents' Attitude to Hazards and Environment: Findings from the floodplains of Mito and Hitachinaka-Shi Japan," co-authored with T. Sato in Newsletter of Climate Impact and Application (2001); and "Landowners' Interactions with Decision-making – Evidence from Residential Development and Floodplain Encroachment in Dhaka, Bangladesh," co-authored with T. Sato in Newsletter of Climate Impact and Application (2001). Dr. Chowdhury is also a regular contributor to several Bangla and English daily newspapers in Bangladesh.

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East-West Center, Research Program

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Brenda Higashimoto, 808-944-7531

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